"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough."
-Albert Einstein
I think it's just human nature to have to complicate things. But when you're in the clinic, that is no time to be an academic or philosopher.
I've always harped on clinical results. Working in the clinic is working in the trenches so to speak. This is where the rubber meets the road. Any flowery ideas of acupuncture or Chinese medicine, all the lovely beautiful concepts and theories, they mean nothing. Results are the only thing that matters - and the treatments behind them. While many think this disparages the "art", what it actually is, is putting the patient first. I will never apologize for putting the patient above ideology that doesn't deliver results, and only serves to comfort one's ego.
I've seen so many peeps brag about what they can do. What they know, how they can "control qi", or the degrees they have. Something is always missing in this bragging though - the patient.
Learning is fun, philosophy is extremely interesting, exploring new idea is important. But in the clinic it's all about keeping it simple.
Likewise, how are you explaining things to your patients? Are you lecturing on the differences between acupuncture and dry needling? Are you over explaining how your treatments are helping them? Have you noticed they glaze over after about 30 seconds?
It's best to keep working on your scripts and saying things very direct. Give the patients what they need - results. We excel in the clinic, delivering the tools we've learned. If we're talking, we're not working (unless you can do both at the same time).
And please, keep it simple!
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This is why I stopped automatically giving a set % discount to whatever group/type of patient.
Athlete with sub-acute second metatarsal stress fracture currently using rest and laser therapy for treatment. For electroacupuncture... Osteopuncture at 100 Hz at the base and head of the metatarsal to cross the fracture ? 30 Hz across the ankle joint at GB 40 and above the sustentaculum tali? Are MPs relevant here?
15 weeks. Should I avoid altogether? CC: ankle pain - recovering from surgery repairing broken tibula and fibula.
CC: Groin Pain?
Patient complains of pain not in the groin but next to it. No burning, no sharp pain, pain increased with walking or rotation of the knee internally and externally. There was a big tear near the groin but it is healed.
Hip Flexion slows as getting above 90 degrees but stays straight with lifting and does not rotate to the lateral side with lift. Patient winces once the angle of tension is above 90 degrees.
What i have done so far:
- Needling towards pelvic bowl to release hip flexion and extend range to 120 degrees easily
- TFL and Adductors showed tension with Rotation of Knee and range was below 45 degrees rotation with internal/external rotation so we released it.
Pain is improved and range is improved but there is still tension in the areas of GB27/28 area that leads down to the L/ side crease outside of the genitals.
He has had this issue in the past and it resolved for a while. I am unsure what is actually happening here or how I could assess this further.
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